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Jeremy Deering celebrates his first career interception in the end zone against Louisville’s Teddy Bridgewater. (Getty Images)

PISCATAWAY — As he raced to the corner of the end zone to secure a rare interception out of the hand of Heisman hopeful Teddy Bridgewater, Jeremy Deering showed the speed and ball skills of a natural free safety.

But as he misjudged a cut-off angle from his spot as the lone defensive player 15 yards off the line of scrimmage and thus allowed halfback Senorise Perry to tack on the final 20 yards of his all-but-decisive 42-yard run late in the fourth quarter, Deering looked like a former wide receiver playing out of position.

Two plays from the same game — a 24-10 loss to Louisville on Oct. 10. Two examples of the mixed bag of results that Deering — perhaps the most shuffled-around player in Rutgers football history — has offered in his first year on defense.

“I’ve seen him come a long way just from where he started in the spring to where he is now just with being able to be comfortable back there,” strong safety Lorenzo Waters said. “I can look at him and know he knows exactly what I’m thinking without even speaking to him.”

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Art Pittman-USA TODAY Sports With Rutgers on a bye, here are who we are paying attention to within the conference. With Rutgers on a bye, our staff let you know which Big Ten teams we will be watching this weekend. Adam Ross: I’ll be keeping my eye on the Maryland-Temple game. Maryland is our next […]